lawrence barn dance association presents the  the Lawrence Family Dance series announces its new spring calendar ..!
the next family dance is Saturday, May 3, 3:30 pm at the Lawrence Public Library Jill Allen calls calls and Mark Franzke and Greg Allen are the band | ||||||
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| these are pictures from our march and april '07 family dances at the lawrence public library there are more pictures in our archives ...  | ||||||
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FAMILY DANCE SCHEDULE Where and When:
All dances at the Lawrence Public Library
3:30pm to 6:00pm
spring 2008 note: all dances are on the first saturday of each month January 5 Jill Allen calls .. Three Bean Salad (Winfield Fest Carp Camp headliners) play February 2 Ellen Sheridan calls .. .. Jill and Greg Allen host an open band March 1 Jill Allen calls .. .. Three Bean Salad (Winfield Fest Carp Camp headliners) play April 5 Jill Allen calls .. Mike Horan (from Midday Ramblers) play May 3Jill Allen calls .. Mark Franzke (guru mandolin builder) and Greg Allen play |
LBDA FAMILY DANCE INFO The LBDA Family Dances are on occasional Saturdays, September to May. ( it varies due to space availability and holidays .. ) Join us promptly at 3:30pm for easy to learn traditional dances for all ages and abilities. Dances run for just over an hour followed by a quick potluck about 5:15pm .. Dance/Potlucks at the library end by 6pm, when library closes. Family dances feature dances that are fun and easy for everyone in the family. No partner is necessary, but each child should bring an adult. For potluck: bring one dish per adult, drinking cups, and tableware. Drinking water is provided. Cost: Ther e is no admission charge because we are using a public facility but donations are happily accepted and encouraged to pay the musicians and callers .. Help: If you can help organize the family dances, please contact Jill at 785-841-5759. | |||||
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Directions to the Lawrence Public Library:
The Lawrence Public Library is located on the southwest corner of Seventh and Vermont, 7th &
Vermont in downtown Lawrence.From I-70: Get off at the East Lawrence exit (#204). Turn left (south) and continue until you cross over the river. (The road divides into separate bridges for the northbound and southbound lanes). Once you cross over the river, you will be on Vermont street. Continue south a block to 7th Street, and the library will be on your right. There is a parking lot just south of the library. From K-10: Take K-10 (23rd Street) to Massachusetts and turn right. Go north on Massachusetts about two miles to 8th street and turn left. Go one block west on 8th Street to Vermont. Turn right on Vermont, and the library will be on your left at the end of the block. |
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Occasionally we host an open band in the family dance series .. the dates of those dances will be marked in the above schedule sooo... if you play fiddle or mandolin or banjo or or any string instrument, and can play fiddle tunes up to dance tempo .. then bring your instrument and show up at the door.. bring your mom and dad ,too ..! play for while, dance for a while, then potluck for a while .. what a great way to spend saturday afternoon..! Here's a few tunes that we'll most likely play ... we probably won't play all of these tunes, but we'll play a lot of them ... so if you practice some of these, you'll be ready .. Again, you must be able to play dance tempo (generally q=180 to 220 bpm) to sit in .. if you're taking lessons, your teacher can help you with this .. if you can't play up to dance tempo, learn the waltzes .. the waltz is always the very last tune, and it is much slower .. we'll always play at least one waltz, but may play two if a lotta players show up .. | ||||||
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family dance open band tunes .. learn these tunes first .. soldier's joy...midi ....pdf over the waterfall...midi ...pdf grey eagle...midi ...pdf golden slippers...midi ...pdf westphalia waltz...midi ...pdf sasha and zodiacmidi ...pdf learn these tunes if you have time .. bonaparte crossing the alps...midi ...pdf oh susanna...midi ...pdf mississippi sawyer...midi ...pdf tennessee waltz...midi ...pdf | ||||||
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LINKS for dancing and families if you have a link that ought to be here, let us know | ||||||
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kids and art, kids and dancing, kids and music .. lawence, kansas and the surrounding communities .. folks who play and call for these dances ..check out their sites..! | |||||
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LBDA general informationThe Lawrence Barn Dance Association (LBDA) organizes contra dances, workshops, and special events in the Lawrence, Kansas area with the goal of promoting community through dance and music, and having fun in the process! Regular Events The LBDA holds a regular contra dance, usually on the third saturday of the month. Beginners are always welcome at these dances. When a month has five saturdays, we add a "Blue Moon" dance for more experienced dancers only on that fifth saturday; this in addition to the regular dance. In order to avoid schedule conflict with some community music events, we occasionally alter the date of our dances .. Special Events We also have special events from time to time, ranging from family dances and dance parties, to our annual dance weekend each November. Our 13th Annual Pilgrim's Progression Dance Weekend was November 16 - 18, 2007. We danced to the calling of Sue Rosen and live music by Phantom Power (Bruce Rosen and Lissa Schneckenburger), they were joined by special guest musicians Stefan Amidon and Mark Roberts. For more information, contact LBDA. ... and so you don't miss out, check the LBDA site to see what else is happening when. | ||||||
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hope to see you for the next LBDA Family Dance! Jill Allen, for the Lawrence Barn Dance Association It takes a community to run a dance!For more family dance info, email us or phone Jill Allen at 785-841-5759For more Lawrence Barn Dance information, visit our web site at www.lawrencebarndance.org. or by email at info@lawrencebarndance.org. if you experience difficulties with this website, contact us so we can correct the error to be removed from the family dance email list, please reply with your request all content © 2006 by Lawrence Family Dance | ||||||